INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for purchasing a 3DR Plane!

CONTENTS1 Fuselage2 Right wing3 Left wing4 Horizontal stabilizer5 Vertical stabilizer6 Carbon fiber bar

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1 Audio/video (AV) cable2 AV receiver power cable3 AV receiver antenna4 AV receiver5 AV transmitter battery (air)6 AV receiver battery (ground)7 Telemetry module (ground)8 Telemetry antenna (ground)

9 Propeller10 Servo horn screws11 Ailerons Y cable12 Micro-USB cable13 USB extension cable14 Wing screws15 Main battery16 Adhesive Velcro squares

1 Telemetry (air)2 Power module3 AV transmitter 4 Camera5 GPS module

6 Air speed sensor 7 AV transmitter power connector 8 On-screen display board 9 APM10 Input connectors

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Bixler Assembly ManualPlease refer to the assembly manual included with your plane to install main wings, stabilizers, and other parts of the plane’s frame. Use the Y-cable to connect the aileron cables from the left and right wings.

WIRING APM OUTPUTSConnect the servo and electronic speed controller (ESC) wires to APM’s outputs pins in the order indicated below. Connect the white wire to the S pin (top row), the red wire to the + pin (center row), and the black wire to the - pin (bottom row).

ElevatorAilerons

ThrottleRudder

Connect the wires from the APM inputs to the signal pins on your RC receiver. The wires are labeled with the channel they should connect to.

Connect the black wire to a ground pin on the receiver, and connect the red wire to a power (five volts) pin on the receiver.

CONNECT RC RECEIVER

APM inputs wires

Connect inputs wires to RC receiver

Servo cables are labelled by type.Connect them to APM’s output pins as shown.

Your plane is now fully assembled. For software downloads and flying instructions, please visit plane.ardupilot.com. Happy flying!

POWER WIRING Connect the power module’s yellow XT60 connectors to the motor and main battery connectors. Connect the AV transmitter battery to the red connector on the transmitter.

AV transmitter battery

Main battery

Motor power connector

Power module and transmitter power connector

BALANCING THE PLANEYour plane’s center of gravity should be 71 mm from the leading edge. Please balance the plane at this point before flying, and move the main battery as necessary to achieve the correct center of gravity,

MOUNT TELEMETRY AIR MODULEUse the adhesive Velcro squares to mount the telemetry radio air module to the side of the fuselage where it has a clear view of the sky.

Mission Planner is free, open-source software providing multiplatform configuration and full-featured waypoint mission scripting for autonomous vehicles.

To install Mission Planner on your ground station computer (Windows only), visit ardupilot.com/downloads, select Mission Planner, and select sort by date (short link: goo.gl/Si5grC). Select the most recent (top) MissionPlanner - MSI (Microsoft installer package).

INSTALL SOFTWARE

After selecting the most recent MSI, read the safety information and select Download:

Download

Open the downloaded file to run the Mission Planner Setup Wizard. Select the option to proceed if prompted with a security warning.

Mission Planner Setup Wizard will automatically install the correct device drivers.

Device Driver Installation Wizard

Mission Planner Downloads Screen

Mission Planner (6) « Downloads

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■ MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.62 ■ MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.62 ■ MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.60 ■ MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.60 ■ MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.61 ■ MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.61

Sort by date.

Select top MSI to download most recent version.

Mission Planner Setup Wizard

Mission Planner: Flight Data Screen

Launch Mission Planner to explore the capabilities of your autonomous vehicle!

Mission Planner will notify you when an update is available; please always run the most current version of Mission Planner.

CALIBRATE RADIO CONTROLMission Planner’s RC calibration utility teaches APM to work with your RC transmitter.

For more information on using Mission Planner or troubleshooting your installation, please visit planner.ardupilot.com.

Open Mission Planner. Connect APM to your computer using the provided micro-USB cable.

Windows will automatically install the correct drivers for APM. In Mission Planner, select the COM port for Arduino Mega, set the Baud rate to 115200, and select Connect.

Turn on your transmitter, and ensure it is set to airplane mode (not helicopter mode). In Mission Planner, navigate to Initial Setup, Mandatory Hardware, and Radio Calibration. Select Calibrate Radio. Move the transmitter’s sticks and mode switches to all available positions until the red bars are set at the extremes for each control. Select Click when Done to complete RC calibration.

APM USB port

Connect APM to Mission Planner:

1 Select Arduino Mega.

2 Select 115200.

3 Select Connect.

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1 Select Hardware.

2 Select Mandatory Hardware.

3 Select Radio Calibration.

4 Select Calibrate Radio.

5 Move transmitter sticks and switches to all positions.

6 Select Click when Done.

Left Stick:

Right Stick:

To learn about utilizing your plane’s autonomous flight modes, designing missions, troubleshooting, multicopter safety, and more, please visit plane.ardupilot.com.

Mission Planner: Radio Calibration Screen